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🗓️ 15 December 2018
⏱️ 19 minutes
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The story is about a little boy who only likes to do things that are agreeable to him, and dislikes work of any kind. His mother has indulged her son to this end, and when he finds himself old enough to attend school, he finds the schoolmaster to be unreasonable in his expectations and believes him to be overly stern. As the story unfolds, Little Daffydowndilly learns a lot about himself and his schoolmaster.
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0:00.0 | Hello, friends. We have a short message from our friends at LEGO. |
0:05.0 | Where will your creativity take you tonight? |
0:10.0 | Explore the wonders of nature with LEGO Friends botanical garden. |
0:14.4 | Your imagination can build and play as you create blossoming flowers and exotic plants. |
0:20.2 | Let your curiosity unwind as you build and watch butterflies fly around with this immersive set. |
0:26.0 | With three LEGO characters included, you and your friends will explore and learn about all the joys of the garden and the beauty of its plant and flower species. |
0:34.8 | As you build, unbuild, and rebuild, you'll find new ways to engage and play with this interactive |
0:40.2 | scene featuring garden accessories for a fully displayable scene. |
0:44.4 | Find joy and happiness in the fun of play with Lego Friends Botanical Garden. |
0:49.8 | Visit LEGO.com for more details. Welcome to Sleep Tight Stories. Little Daffydowne Dilly |
1:15.0 | I slept and dreamed that life was beauty. |
1:20.0 | I woke and found that life was duty. |
1:26.6 | Daffy Downe Dilly was so called because in his nature he resembled a flower and loved to do only what was beautiful and agreeable and |
1:38.6 | took no delight in labor of any kind. |
1:47.0 | But while Daffy-downeilly was yet a little boy, his mother sent him away from his pleasant home |
1:50.0 | and put him under the care of a very strict schoolmaster who went by the name of Mr Toil. |
2:00.0 | Those who knew him best affirmed that this Mr Toil was a very worthy character and that he had |
2:07.4 | done more good, both the children and grown people, than anyone else in the world. |
2:15.0 | Certainly he had lived long enough to do a great deal of good, |
2:20.0 | for, if all the stories be true, he had dwelt upon earth ever since Adam was driven from |
2:27.8 | the Garden of Eden. |
2:31.4 | Nevertheless, Mr Toil had a severe and ugly countenance, especially for such little boys or |
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